to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to apologize; to apologise
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to paint (draw) a picture
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
noisily (playing a musical instrument); doing something on and on
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
journey; route of a journey
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly